Full length Muay Thai-style heavy bags provide a complete range of target areas to practice the disciplines required for boxing, kickboxing, MMA, and Muay Thai, including ankle and leg kicks, along with head and body punches, strikes, and kicks. Find Thai Heavy Bags, sometimes referred to as Banana Heavy Bags, in a wide array of sizes, styles, makes, models, and weights from TITLE Boxing, TITLE MMA, TITLE GEL, TITLE Platinum, Fighting, Century, and more.
Heavy bags come in a lot of different sizes, weights, and shapes to provide the user with a target that will meet his or her specific needs.
A Muay Thai heavy bag is one type of heavy bag that you commonly see in boxing and MMA gyms alike. What makes a Muay Thai bag unique is its extra length. The added size extends the bag so that it can be used for kicks and knees. Whereas a traditional heavy bag is sized, and should be hung, so that the bottom of the bag can replicate an opponent’s waist, while the longer, bottom portion of a Muay Thai Bag represents everything below an opponent’s waist.
Even though this style Muay Thai heavy bag was originally designed for MMA style stand up combat, they are also commonly used in boxing gyms. Some athletes prefer the extra length because it also makes the bag heavier and harder to move, which requires more force and effort for a boxer. Many gyms also incorporate them because the added length is easier for younger, smaller fighters to use. With these, coaches don’t have to hang some of the bags closer to the floor for their youth fighters. They can just hang a Muay Thai bag at a regular height, and it works for both adults and kids. There are some boxing gyms that shy away from using what others might consider an MMA bag, but the extra-long design can provide a level of convenience and savings over having bags hung at different lengths, requiring the need for more bags and additional space.
Whether you are doing MMA training, a boxing workout, or just using it for all-around fitness exercise, you may want a longer Muay Thai bag just for the added weight, harder workout, or added striking area.
FAQs
Thai bags are popular with MMA fighters especially because the bag is longer and meant to hang only an inch or two from the floor. This is so that the MMA fighter or kickboxer can practice leg kicks on the bag.
Yes. Traditional punching bags hang much higher above the ground and swing more to help with the boxer's movement. The Thai bag on the other hand moves less and can be used more for inside/body work as the bag will move less and the fighter can really “sit-down” on their punches.
Less movement so it’s better for inside punches and it’s longer so a fighter can work on their leg kicks.
Most of our bags do come filled but if you prefer to fill your own bag, we do have unfilled options.
